The Luke Macias Show

Today I sit down with a long-term fellow conservative warrior and friend, Senator Bob Hall. Here is what some of you might not know. Bob Hall has been talking about protecting our power grid ever since he got elected to the Senate 6 years ago. There is no person better informed on the threats to the grid. Senator Hall has also been asking his fellow legislators to protect the grid for his entire t...

Wealthy government subsidized oligarchies have been exposed. Tony Tinderholt and Bob Hall started asking for more accountability and oversight over our grid long ago and have been mocked for doing so. Power companies, their lobbyists and their PAC’s have worked tirelessly to keep politicians on their side. Now that millions of Texans are without power and lives are literally being lost, the winds...

It is the two-year anniversary of The Luke Macias Show and Federal Election Commissioner Trey Trainor drops by to celebrate. Luke and Trey discuss redistricting in the state of Texas. How does it work and who gets to draw the new maps?

Character matters and religious liberty isn’t enough. James Dickey and Briscoe Cain have both recently talked about the importance of character from public officials, but refuse to recognize their attempt to keep corruption in power in the legislature. Texans should watch two key items this week. The State of the state and Texas House committee assignments. I take some time to overview why both of...

Texas is truly at a crossroads, and the direction we take will have a dramatic effect on the entire world. Over the last eight years, our politicians’ decision to largely stay on the sidelines of cultural battles was something they could get away with more easily than they’ll be able to in 2021. Today, my friends Michael Quinn Sullivan and Jon Francis join me as we discuss the current battlefield...

We learned a ton during last week’s rules debate in the Texas House. This week we start by explaining for Texans what the rules are, and then proceed to lay out key takeaways from last week’s debate. Some key things we learned this week include: 1.  Leadership is still the minority.  This was brought to light by the fact that when Dade Phelan made the biggest attempt at a power grab in recent hist...

I was in the Texas Capitol back when thousands of liberal activists tried to stop the legislature through riots and violence from passing pro-life legislation. Today I sit down and talk with Matt Beebe about past protests in Texas, the recent protests in D.C. and our current cultural crisis. Matt is an old friend, former conservative candidate for the Texas Legislature and current contributor at T...

Today we discuss 6 things the Texas legislature will decide in 2021. As we all know, Texas has a governing body that only meets 5 months every 2 years so we have to prioritize the most important things facing our state when we meet. The 6 things we cover today are: – If the legislature believes there is such a thing as a man and a woman – If Republicans will govern in a red or purple manner – Whet...

A couple days ago Matt Shaheen filed legislation about guns. He has received a significant amount of criticism regarding the legislation and today we sit down with one of his constituents to discuss the bill. Shelby Williams is a Republican leader and local city councilman who recently supported Representative Shaheen for re-election. He also did his own personal research into Shaheen’s legislatio...

Many things will be said about the battle where Shelley Luther took on Greg Abbott, the entire Austin Swamp, the Democrat Party of Texas and Drew Springer. The vast majority of the Texas Freedom Caucus also teamed up with those forces to get their preferred candidate in the Senate. Today we take a little while to dissect what we take away from December 19th. What should conservatives learn? What d...

Dan Patrick announced he is changing the rules of the Senate in order to remove Democrats’ ability to “veto” Republican agenda items. This is a great indication for Republicans who are pushing to have a session dedicated to conservative policy. On the other hand, Dade Phelan has done anything but indicate his intentions of advancing a conservative agenda in 2021. The good news is we still have tim...

Jim Murphy is your next Republican Caucus Chair. The election of Murphy sends a clear signal that corruption will be elevated this session. Dishonesty is not only expected but will even be promoted from within the ranks of the Texas House. How is this the message you ask? Well give me 15 minutes on today’s podcast and you will know. Poncho Nevarez had an incredibly honest quote in his 2,000 word e...

Sorry for the delay but the Thanksgiving holiday slowed us down. I think many of you will really enjoy today’s episode. We sit down with two different GOP political consultants to discuss the election results in Texas. What they mean for the future of our state and what Republicans should learn. These are discussions that must happen. If Republicans take away the wrong lesson from the victories we...

We are having a busy week in Texas. Lubbock continues to be ground zero for pro-life Texans, and activists are fighting valiantly to protect the unborn. Today we share testimony from  Shonda McCay Rodriguez , a woman who was attacked by Mayor Dan Pope for challenging the city’s narrative. We also cover Kay Granger and her attacks on Donald Trump. Granger only survived a very difficult challenge fr...

Allen West is making it clear that the Texas GOP expects to see legislative victories in 2021 that reflect the priorities of the Republican grassroots in Texas. Honestly, his willingness to publicly push this has shocked the Texas Capitol. They have long controlled the position of GOP Chair and are now experiencing the problems of not being able to silence the Party, while they decide what their p...

  While we still await the final results of the national election we have Texas results in, and the data is fascinating. Donald Trump significantly outperformed the polls, and not in a way that any of us anticipated. I explain that today and talk about the path toward a broader GOP coalition that Trump revealed to Texas. I also cover the speaker’s election, and why Dade Phelan is causing many cons...

Today is election day, but that’s not all we are talking about. In fact, we will spend today talking about an exclusive poll that we released at Texas Scorecard . We cover what our poll reveals about what someone’s vote, and church attendance, tells us about their theology and political views. Some things are more important than elections, even on election day. Today, the future of the church, and...

Some of you may assume you know who I’m voting for this year. What you might not know is that I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016. As I looked at this election cycle my decision was clear. I tried to put my finger on why that was the case and the story that came to mind encompasses the reasoning behind today’s podcast.     Hope you enjoy this week’s episode. Please consider taking a minute to s...

I have great news. Dustin Burrows has reversed his position on a controversial pro-life amendment that Jonathan Stickland passed in 2019. Today we bring you an interview with Jonathan Stickland, along with footage from the Texas House floor, to explain just how hard House Leadership worked to kill an amendment that they later decided was a good idea. Conservatives must learn a huge lesson from thi...

We are coming to you with a midweek update. Lubbock is making major strides toward outlawing abortion in the city. This provides a unique opportunity to tell our listeners a unique, behind the scenes story of last session, and the work that House Leadership did the try to kill pro-life laws.   Jonathan Stickland is joining us to tell this story, and I believe each of you will learn just how hard p...

I think I know why Ken Paxton won’t resign. I honestly don’t know why Greg Abbott hates bar owners. Today we cover those two topics.     If you haven’t kept up with what’s going on with our attorney general, then today will give you a good overview of the most important details. If you are a bar owner, I want to apologize that we have a governor that disrespects your fundamental right to economic...

Greg Abbott rolled out anti-riot legislation, following the lead of Florida Governor Ron Desantis. Today Matt Rinaldi compares the two plans. It is remarkable when you see exactly what Abbott left out of his plan. As you listen you should ask yourself why he watered down Desantis’s plan so much. Warren Norred also joins the conversation to discuss the legal battles Abbott is in regarding the unila...

Are you ready to die? That’s the first question we ask on today’s podcast. Many of you have already seen the news of the passing of Ross Kecseg. In my conversations with Ross over the last several months, I’ve witnessed what the scriptures talk about when it reveals a “peace that surpasses all understanding” and I want to share some of what Ross showed me with each of you. When it comes to Texas p...

This week I sat down with my friend and fellow patriot Mike Olcott, who is the brain and brawn behind Parker County Conservatives. You can learn more about Mike’s group at ParkerCountyConservatives.com. Mike and I talk about the Senate District 30 special election, and how this election has really become the Austin establishment versus the grassroots. Mike has a unique story that you need to hear....

David French is a right of center commentator who is trying to nuance marxist ideology while John Cornyn is pushing gun control. What do these things have in common? They are playing in the predefined sandbox of the left. Today we cover these issues and the sexual exploitation of children be promulgated by Netflix. David French’s attempted nuance of critical race theory runs completely counter to...